How
Did Donors Distribute $1,000 Contributions?Type
of Candidate - Amounts
and Percentages

2000

1998

1996

SENATE

Incumbent

$33,721,000

(31%)

$41,099,000

(56%)

$18,834,000

(29%)

Democrat

12,103,000

(11%)

17,734,000

(24%)

7,795,000

(12%)

Republican

21,618,000

(20%)

23,365,000

(32%)

11,039,000

(17%)

Non-Incumbent

$75,220,000

(69%)

$32,668,000

(44%)

$45,619,000

(71%)

Democrat

32,034,000

(29%)

16,064,000

(22%)

20,551,000

(32%)

Republican

43,186,000

(40%)

16,604,000

(23%)

25,068,000

(39%)

Challenger

$21,005,000

(19%)

$24,377,000

(33%)

$15,878,000

(25%)

Democrat

13,531,000

(12%)

11,549,000

(16%)

6,359,000

(10%)

Republican

7,474,000

(7%)

12,828,000

(17%)

9,519,000

(15%)

Open

$54,215,000

(50%)

$8,291,000

(11%)

$29,741,000

(46%)

Democrat

18,503,000

(17%)

4,515,000

(6%)

14,192,000

(22%)

Republican

35,712,000

(33%)

3,776,000

(5%)

15,549,000

(24%)

Total
Senate

$108,941,000

(100%)

$73,767,000

(100%)

$64,453,000

(100%)

Democrat

44,137,000

(41%)

33,798,000

(46%)

28,346,000

(44%)

Republican

64,804,000

(59%)

39,969,000

(54%)

36,107,000

(56%)

2000

1998

1996

HOUSE

Incumbent*

$69,342,000

(61%)

$51,424,000

(61%)

$47,903,000

(57%)

Democrat

33,583,000

(29%)

22,266,000

(27%)

17,698,000

(21%)

Republican

35,759,000

(31%)

29,158,000

(35%)

30,205,000

(36%)

Non-Incumbent

$44,712,000

(39%)

$32,386,000

(39%)

$35,797,000

(43%)

Democrat

21,920,000

(19%)

16,028,000

(19%)

17,950,000

(21%)

Republican

22,792,000

(20%)

16,358,000

(20%)

17,847,000

(21%)

Challenger

$24,612,000

(22%)

$15,563,000

(19%)

$17,691,000

(21%)

Democrat

14,897,000

(13%)

6,566,000

(8%)

9,185,000

(11%)

Republican

9,715,000

(9%)

8,997,000

(11%)

8,506,000

(10%)

Open

$20,100,000

(18%)

$16,823,000

(20%)

$18,106,000

(22%)

Democrat

7,023,000

(6%)

9,462,000

(11%)

8,765,000

(10%)

Republican

13,077,000

(11%)

7,361,000

(9%)

9,341,000

(11%)

Total House

$114,054,000

(100%)

$83,810,000

(100%)

$83,700,000

(100%)

Democrat

55,503,000

(49%)

38,294,000

(46%)

35,648,000

(43%)

Republican

58,551,000

(51%)

45,516,000

(54%)

48,052,000

(57%)

Source:
Campaign Finance Institute

* These amounts are
for Democratic and Republican candidates only. They do not contain activity for
two incumbent members of the House - Rep. Bernard Sanders, Independent-VT, in all
three election cycles and Rep. Virgil Goode, Independent-VA 5th, in 1999-2000.